Zhisui noticed that the current topic was a bit heavy, so he cleared up the sadness on his face, smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. Itachi, your dream is very big, and I really hope you can complete it."

This dream."

"Thank you. I also know that this dream is a bit unrealistic, so I will set a short-term goal for myself first - to become the Hokage of the village."

Itachi responded seriously.

"Is this so? It is indeed a good way to complete the goal in stages. However, if you want to become Hokage, you cannot just have power."

Shisui saw Itachi's loneliness and stubbornness.

He knew that if he continued to practice according to Itachi's own method, he could only become an excellent ninja in the end, but the most important thing in Konoha was outstanding ninjas.

He is still far away from the position of Hokage.

We can't let Itachi go astray, otherwise it will be a disaster for the village and the family! Zhishui thought to himself.

"Then what is your dream, Shisui?"

Itachi asked.

"I hope the village and the family can coexist peacefully."

Shisui calmed down his heavy heart and answered Itachi's question.

"Really? Shisui, have you noticed this problem too?"

Itachi asked with interest.

"also?"

Zhisui glanced at Itachi in surprise.

"I can feel that the clan is very dissatisfied with the village now."

Seeing Itachi's serious answer, Shisui sighed inwardly.

Can even a child like Itachi notice it?

Things are getting more and more serious.

"Shisui, can I ask you a question?"

"What?"

"Is there really a traitor in the Uchiha clan who disrupts the peace of the village? For example, he murdered the Fourth Hokage..."

Itachi's words were a bit rebellious, but Shisui also knew Itachi's straightforward personality, so he didn't blame him.

"Maybe."

"Maybe? Is it the clansman named Uchiha Ruri?"

"you know?"

"I heard my father mention it by chance. Since there is such a dangerous element in the clan, why not leave it to the village to deal with it?"

"Leave it to the village?"

Shisui looked strange.

"What's wrong?"

"Itachi, you probably don't know much about this person."

"Limited to knowing the name."

"That's no wonder. In fact, the other party left Konoha many years ago and is now a dangerous traitor in the village. The village has no way to capture her now, let alone deal with her."

Shisui explained.

Shisui's explanation surprised Itachi.

"Rebel?"

He knew such a person and always thought that he was still a ninja from Konoha. Unexpectedly, he had already abandoned his family and the village.

"Yes."

Seeing Itachi's sudden realization, Shisui could understand.

After all, that incident was not particularly glorious for the Uchiha clan. Itachi had just been born the year the other party defected, and the adults in the clan were very taboo about this matter, so Itachi naturally could not know too much about it.

Even Itachi's father Fugaku would not be able to uncover this scar belonging to the Uchiha clan in front of his son.

"Some people in the village suspected that before defecting to Konoha, Uchiha Ruri had already arranged a secret agent in the Uchiha clan to monitor the movements of the village and family. Before the Nine-Tails riot, some people speculated that it was Uchiha Ruri.

Returning to the village, he collaborated with some people in the clan and murdered the fourth generation of adults. After all, the process of the Nine-Tails Rebellion was too strange and there are many things that are questionable."

Of course, Shisui didn't dare to tell Itachi about the worse guess.

That is, a certain group of senior officials are more than just suspicious of the Uchiha clan.

For example, Shimura Danzo, the root leader, was restored to his position.

The person who carries all the darkness in Konoha.

"Is that so?"

Itachi understood everything.

In other words, the Uchiha clan has been targeted by the village because of the mole problem.

In addition, some radicals within the clan took the opportunity to fan the flames and wanted to make the matter bigger, but were suppressed by his father Fugaku.

But how long it can be suppressed is unknown.

"Yes, the relationship between the village and the family is very tense now."

Shisui sighed.

"Is it just a person who deserves to be treated with such caution by the top management?"

Itachi asked in confusion.

Shisui shook his head and said: "Things are not as simple as you think. If it is still Uchiha Ruri who controls the Nine-Tails to attack the village this time, then it is not the first time that he has attacked the Nine-Tails. Five years ago, the opponent

When he left Konoha, he also controlled the Nine-Tails to destroy the village, causing a large number of casualties."

"Such a dangerous existence should indeed be treated with caution."

"Yes. Her Sharingan Eyes are powerful enough to control tailed beasts by herself. Before she left Konoha, she could be said to be the strongest genius ninja in our clan. I'm afraid her Sharingan Eyes are now...

"

Zhisui didn't say any more, but he started to cover his eyes, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

"I am afraid?"

Zhisui's intermittent words seemed to be covering up something, not wanting him to know.

Itachi had a vague feeling that what Shisui was hiding was probably a major secret about the clan.

"Okay, let's not talk about these things, let's start today's practice. Regarding the shuriken technique you mentioned before, we can try..."

Shisui interrupted Itachi's thinking and turned his attention to training, discussing new shuriken techniques with Itachi.

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"Hokage-sama."

Inside an inconspicuous house.

After finishing his training and separated from Itachi, Shisui came here to meet privately with the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Since the death of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, the retired Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has regained control of all affairs in the village and adjusted various situations in the village.

Hiruzen, who came here to meet Shisui, was actually quite exhausted physically and mentally, but he still had to cheer up and not let anyone see anything wrong.

No matter how much he pretends, it can't change the fact that his body is going downhill.

Regaining the power of Hokage is not as wonderful as imagined. Many things are more difficult than before.

"Is there anything you want to report, Shisui?"

Hiruzen braced himself and asked.

Shisui is his old friend, the descendant of Uchiha Kagami.

Kagami died in the mission back then, and the murderer has not yet been found. This is a pain point for Hiruzen.

Back then, the six of them were supposed to work together to reduce the village to pieces, and Uchiha was the most critical part of it.

Unfortunately, Jing's sudden death put this plan in jeopardy.

I thought things would never turn around for Uchiha, but who would have thought that Uchiha Ruri's defection a few years ago dealt a heavy blow to the radical leader of the Uchiha quartet, who stepped down due to physical discomfort and was replaced by conservative Uchiha Fugaku.

This eased the relationship between the village and Uchiha.

It's just that with the recent Nine-Tails incident, Uchiha's problems have emerged again, and the problems are bigger than before.

Although he succeeded in passing the main responsibility for the Nine-Tails Rebellion on the three defected ninjas in the name of Hokage, the Uchiha clan still could not be cleared of their crimes.

Because of the Mangekyō Sharingan...
To be continued...